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Employee was cleaning a plugged chute, when material pushed open an access door. Unknown to employee, when he repositioned himself he fell through the opening
The employee stated that he was standing at the head of the sampling belt when he fell into a step ladder and injured his right hand.
EE stood up after eating lunch, felt dizzy and fainted. When he fell, he hit his shoulder on floor. He had been under a doctor's care for bronchitis and was taking medication to lower his heart rate which was measured at 45 beats/minute.
Stated: Employee reported on 01/18/2013 that he twisted his ankle from stepping in a crack in the floor at the prep plant. On 01/21/2013 he sought medical treatment for back pain and has not returned to work.
Stated: Employee was climbing ladder to secure when the bottom of the ladder slipped out. Employee fell on right shoulder. He continued to work. He sought medical evaluation on 11/21/12, was diagnosed with arthritis and slight rotator cuff tear. He continued to work. He underwent arthroscopic repair on 01/16/2013 and is now off work.
Stated: Employee was climbing ladder to weld a patch on a chute when the ladder slid side ways and he fell to the floor. He cut his right knee and received 5 sutures. Ret'd to work the next day.
He had climbed up onto a dryer in the plant. When dismounting the dryer he stepped down to the effuent box and then down onto the effuent pipe. The soles of his boot were wet, his foot slipped on the pipe, resulting in a possible sprain to his knee. Started missing scheduled work days 2-8-10, became a reportable incident on that data
Down in the tunnel under the sludge sumps, attempting to unstop a drain, EE slipped as he was attempting to step up over a pipe and bumped hie rib cage against a water pump resulting in a possible fracture to one rib. Continued to work all scheduled shifts until 8/25/08. Pain continued, went to DR on 8/26 and started missing scheduled work days on that date.
EE & coworker were to change screen of dryer. To remove upper cover of dryer, the chute above dryer must be released & moved to allow cover to be raised. EE climbed onto top of dryer to unlatch chute, when dismounting he placed foot on lid of effluent box. Lid moved causing him to lose balance & fall 38" to concrete floor onto lt. arm resulting in simple fracture to wrist.
Employee reported: He was attempting to unboard the operator's compartment of a Hitachi ZX370 trac-hoe. When climbing down from the cab, he lost the grip of the right hand-hold rail, allowing him to fall to the ground. He extended his left hand to break his fall. The weight of his body was applied to his left arm resulting in an impact fracture to the left forearm.
Employee reported: He & a co-worker were servicing the clean coal silo feeders. He climbed the ladder to the walkway to the feeder & proceeded to grease the north side bearing. When stepping around the end of the feeder walkway, he lost his footing, falling to the top of the belt cover then down to the load out tunnel floor. The backside of his head hit the floor.
Employee reported: He & coworkers were preparing to change out a damaged scree of the cyclone refuse vibrator. He climbed up into the vibrator, when stepping down onto the cloor of vibrator, sole of boot placed onto a piece of angle iron, causing foot to slip resulting in twisting of knee. 8/15/06 MRI taken, tear in meniscus, started missing work 8/15/06.
Unboarding Komatsu refuse truck, when she stepped from last step to ground, ground was uneven causing her to twist knee. She continued to work all scheduled shifts until 1-19-06; on that day surgery was performed and she started missing work days.
EE slipped on mud or loose rock and fell on a piece of rebar vertically extended from the ground.
VICTIM & CO-WORKER WERE REPLACING A 14" PLASTIC WATER PIPE. THE WRAP-AROUND COUPLING WAS TIGHT & THEY COULDN'T GET THE CONNECTION BOLTS STARTED. THEY LEFT THE AREA TO RETRIEVE A PRY BAR. UPON RETURNING TO THE WORK SITE, THE CO-WORKER FOUND THE VICTIM LAYING ON THE PLANT FLOOR BLEEDING FROM A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD. THE VICTIM CAN'T RECALL WHAT OCCURRED, THERE WAS NO EYE WITNESS.
EMPLOYEE STATES, HE WAS DISMOUNTING VOLVO DIRT TRUCK AND MISSED HAND HOLD AND STEP AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK.
EE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE MOUNTING FORKLIFT. HE HAS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION RESULTING FROM A SMALL MENISCUS TEAR TO HIS LEFT KNEE ON 11-26-02.
EE STATED, HE WAS INSPECTING VALVE ON "B" SIDE CLARIFIED MAKEUP AND HAD EXTENSION LADDER SET UP, IT SLIPPED AND HE FELL HURTING HIS (R) SHOULDER AND ELBOW.
EE STATES HE WAS GETTING OUT OF COMPANY F250 FORD PICKUP, SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED: CHECKING THE NO. 1 UNIT RAM CHARGERS, TRIPPED OVER A JUMPER CABLE, FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR TWISTING HIS LOW BACK AND RIGHT KNEE. WENT TO DR ON MINDAY NOV 11, 2002 STARTED MISSING SCHEDULED WORK TWO DAYS TUESDAY NOV 12 2002.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING TO MAKE AN EXAMINATION OF MPL "C" WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF WET CONVEYOR BELT ON THE MINE FLOOR. HE SAID THIS CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE BY TWISTING IT.
EE REPORTED WHEN PERFORMING HIS NORMAL JOB TASK AS A BELT CLEANER. HE WAS STEPPING OVER A PILE OF COAL AT THE BOTTOM OF SLOPE IN THE BELT ENTRY, HIS FOOT POSITIONED ON LOOSE MATERIAL ALLOWING HIM TO LOOSE BALANCE AND STUMBLE RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED: HE AND A COWORKER WERE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN THE 16 LEFT BELT ENTRY, HE STEPPED ON A SLICK PIECE OF ROCK, LOSING BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS BACK. SINCE THE DATE OF THE INJU RY, HE HAS EXPERIENCED INTERNAL PAIN TO HIS BACK, LEFT KNEE AND RIGHT HIP. BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY ON 9/14/02. (BECAME REPORTABLE 9/14/02.)
EE REPORTED: OPERATING SHEAR ALONG LONGWALL FACE LINE. STEPPED ON PANLINE RELAY BAR LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE ADJOINING RELAY BAR. INITIAL PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS I S A SMALL BONE CHIP TO HIS ELBOW.
EE STATES WHILE CHANGING THE AIR FILTER ON #330 WATER TRUCK HE FELL WHILE DISOUNTING STRIKING AGAINST THE TRUCK BUMPER AND THE SHOP FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED: WALKING FROM SLOPE MANTRIP CAR INTO THE MINE, SLIPPED ON WET MINE FLOOR AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE REPORTED WALKING FROM MINE SUPPLY ENTRY THRU A XCUT, SLIPPED AND FELL. BUTTOCKS STRUCK A PVC PIPELINE, JARRING LOWER BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL 7-13-02. BECAME A LOS T TIME INJURY ON 7-13-02.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED: HELPING COWORKER INSTALL ROOF BOLTS ALONG THE LONG WALL FACE, SLIPPED IN THE WET ENVIRONMENT AND BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE LONG WALL PAN LINE. CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN AND SWELLING TO THE KNEE. DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE, TORN CARTILAGE IN THE KNEE. STARTED LOSING WORK DAYS 7/23/02, BECAME AN MSHA REPORTABLE ON THIS DATE.
EE STATED HE WAS STEPPING OFF VIBRATOR ON 2ND FLOOR AND HURT LOWER BACK.
EE REPORTED: WALKING ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE LINE INSPECTING THE SHIELDS, HE STEPPED ACROSS A PONTOON AND INTO A HOLE THAT WAS HID BY WATER ACCUMULATION OVER THE MINE FLOOR. HE EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STATED: WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF BREAKER FACILITY, FOOT SLIPPED, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE HAND RAILS, IT TWISTED HIS LOW BACK RESULTING IN PAIN TO HIS BACK (POSSIBLE STRAIN TO LOW BACK) THE WEATHER OUTSIDE WAS RAINY AND THE CATWALK WAS SLIPPERY.
EE STATED THAT AS THEY WERE MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER TO THE FACE OF ENTRY 6, HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK. THIS RESULTED IN LOW BACK PAIN AND EE HAD TO COME OUT EARLY AND GO TO THE DR.
EE STATED: AT END OF SHIFT WALKING TO THE SLOPE CAR, TRIPPED AND STUMBLED FALLING TO THE MINE FLOOR, SUPPOSEDLY SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE. CALLED THE MINE THE FOLLOWING MORNING, REPORTED HIS ANK LE WAS SWOLLEN AND SORE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF 1450 TUB WHEN HE STEPPED IN AN OPEN MANHOLE RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LEFT LEG.
EE STATED: WALKING ALONG SLOPE BELT, SLIPPED AND FELL, CAUGHT HIS FALL WITH RIGHT ARM, INJURING HIS R. SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED: CHANGING RAM CAR BATTERIES, HE HAD CLIMBED UP ONTO THE BATTERY CASE. WHEN DISMOUNTING HE JUMPED TO THE MINE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. (BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY AS OF 5/ 10/01 - REPORTABLE THIS DATE)
EE STATED; WALKING ACROSS LONGWALL FACE, STEPPED IN A HOLE, TWISTED LEFT KNEE. STARTED LOSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS 12-30-00, BECAME REPORTABLE INJURY ON 12-30-00.
EE STATED UNBOARDING OPR COMPARTMENT OF A SHIELD HAILER, STEPPED OUT ONTO MINE FLOOR, TWISTED KNEE. CONTINUED TO WORK ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL 12-4-00. ON THAT DATE STARTED LOOSING WORK, BEC AME REPORTABLE 12-4-00.
EE STATED: WALKING ACROSS LONGWALL FACE STEPPED IN A HOLE, FELT PAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH HIS KNEE STARTED LOSING WORK 1/23/01 BECAME AN MSHA REPORTABLE INJURY ON THIS DATE
EE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE HANDHOLDS WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TOTURN AND FALL INTO THE TRACKS TWISTING HIS RIGHTSHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE ENTRY TO EXAMINE A PUMP AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND LANDED ON HIS SELF RESCUER AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT HIP.
EE WAS WALKING IN THE WET PANLINE OF LONGWALL RECOVERY AND CARRYING A SHOVEL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT THUMB. *EE CONTINUED TO WORK, THINKING IT WAS A JAMMED THUMB, THEN STAR TED MISSING DUE TO FRACTURE. COMPLETED INVESTIGATION ON 10-2-00.
AT APPROX 1:30 PM A SUPERVISOR NOTICED EMPLOYEE LYING ON HIS BACK ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE BACKHOE. HE APPEARED TO BE IN INTENSE PAIN, COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN BACK AND RIGHT LEG, RIGHT ARM. HE FELL DISMOUNTING THE MACHINE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING THEH 12 RIGHT BELT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT PARTIALLY MISSED THE BRIDGE BOARD HE INTENDED TO STEP ON. THIS CAUSE DHIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO THAT ANKLE. EE RETURNED TO WROK ON 6-29-2000.
EE STATED HE WAS PUSHING 4 WHEEL CART WITH 350 H.P. MOTOR INSIDE ON 1ST FLOOR. AS HE WENT ACROSS FLOOR DRAIN, THE CONCRETE LIP ON DRAIN STOPPED FRONT WHEELS AND FLIPPED CART FORWARD. EE FELL B ACKWARD ONTO (L) ARM.
SLIPPED ON TOP STEP OF IT28 END LOADER AND FELL ON LEFT HAND.
SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING LEFT ANKLE AND CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND.